foghain

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish fo·gní, from Proto-Celtic *uɸogniyeti. Cognate with Irish fóin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfo.ɪɲ/

Verb

foghain (past dh'fhoghain, future fòghnaidh, verbal noun fòghnadh, past participle foghainte)

  1. suffice (be sufficient)
  2. avail
  3. do for, kill
  4. finish
  • foghainteach (“fit, able-bodied; brave, valorous, heroic; sufficient, fit; prosperous; ample”)
  • fóghaint (“heroism; cleverness”)
  • fóghainteachd, fóghainteas (“sufficiency, valour, fortitude, bravery; stoutness; prosperity”)

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “foghain”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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